Welcome to
le journal de Gris
Condensed from my notebooks, I share in this journal my personal research and reflections on the evolution of the graphic universe of Death throughout the world and throughout history.
A subject as fascinating as it is moving!
Ethiopian prayer scroll
When design is no longer an ornament, but a bulwark!
Discover Ethiopian magic scrolls: interweaving prayers and illustrations, each custom-made scroll becomes a talisman against evil.
A ritual that has existed for millennia.
the power of images in ancient egypt
The magic of graphic design in death
We're all familiar with the majestic decor of their tombs and sarcophagi. But what we don't know is the power of images in their funerary rites. Not simply there to look pretty or to tell the story of the deceased, their main purpose was to protect and mark ONE truth - and sometimes even to transform it...
Magician, transgender, nerdy, let me introduce you to death as seen by the Egyptians.
the death closet, the ancestor of the announcement card
How was death announced in the past?
It was around 1630 that the first death notices appeared - large posters beautifully illustrated with macabre engravings.
Ancestors of the announcement card, they were the MEMENTO MORI of the people. A funerary art form sadly forgotten today...
death in video games
Who said the only purpose of a video game character was to fight the mega boss? Let me introduce you to 5 games that offer a different graphic vision of death: poetic, inclusive and meditative.
Games in which each character, in his or her own way, guides us through the virtual world, helping us to come to terms with the end.
Let's play!
love death & paper
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